The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-05-27
PRIVATE OPINION.
An Allie Defense BY Prof NJ. R.

D
the Bulletin Stops TO assalI Of course
it Will open its columns for defense
The TRADE entitled "War upon the
County Court. leaving the impress
sion that the teachers were waging
said war, is false. Where have they
waged war upon the County Court
for not increasing the school tax?
When and where did they censure a
magistrate for voting as his peop'e
directed? Upon the contrary have
they not applauded the conduct of
such magistrates?
They have presented and advoca-
ted the policy of running magistrates
on a school tax platform. They did
it, not to condemn the course of the
incumbents, but to get an express
sion from the people. The Bulletin
knows that it was the members of
the County Court who assaulted other
members OF the same on the subject
ofschool tax.
Tney stand as firm as the Crock
of Ages" in favor of thoroughly
educating the children OF Harde-
man County, at Hardeman CountY's
expense. They believe Public Edu-
cation to be the cheapest, surest,
and best.
They believe in every state or
county 5 educating It's own children
if it will. If not, knowing that 1--WE
must educate or perish" they believe
in a more expensive mode Of edu-
| cation. They propose to advocate
an increase Of school tax sufficient
to educate Hardeman's 8563 little
children who are growing up in
ignorance. They do not propose to
get upon the fence and watch for
the popular current that they may
leap in and drift with it. But as
promoters Of education they feel
their duties towards these 1858 little
boys ard girls Of Hard sman Co,
and will advocate just measures
that are com peUent to the task.
They may have to drift against a
current for a time, but ere long the
people of Hardeman County will
be calling for measures that will
over.leap the Bulletins meg and
leave it like the tortoise left the hare
It the Bulletin wants any further
information concerning the conduct
of the teachers all it wi l haYe TO do is
{ O ask and open Its columns for re-
ply. Internationally,
NJ. r.
The Bulletin chearfully opens its
columns for the discus sion Of any
publ question-suhject to the rules
of al correspondence.
1t would kindly remind brother
M. R., that nothing in the article
referred to in his defense, impli
Gates a single teacher Of the county
We assure you that it applies to
none except the guilty.
HICKORY VALLEY LEAFLETS.
We like TO let the world know
we are living and still take TIE Bull
le in.
Our little lown-and we believe
we have the lrett est, contest little
town In the cOunty--is still on the
improve. Mr.. w. a. MAY is re-
modelling his residence, making a
regular "QIe Anne" structure out
of it with bay windows, lovers hooks,
and sundry other trimmings. Then
the residences OF Esq. Ferguson and
DR.. McKinnie have put on holiday
dress Not to say anything of our
new school building which is "the
pride of the village and talk of the
town" and where the "Salmagundi
Circle" meets Friday afternoon, and
the Hickory Valley Literary Socie
ty" meets Friday night of each
week.
As to the social news we have
had enough to fill volume.
Mr.. Morris Ayers, a popular young
Bohemian, is visiting his relatives,
the family Of r. 5. Scott, Esq. The
loss. of cur accommodating and popu-
lar agent w. j. Hatcher, now sta
toned at jackson, has been in some
measure compensated by the arrival
of tw0 'Dromios' Messrs. Jim Ward
and Almus Caps, Of Greenfield,
who will in the future sell Rulroad
paste boards aud dish out biography
at Interstate prices.
Crops are dong well, com and
cotton being in good condition.
Baseball fever on the rise, bidding
fair to reach par. Fishing parties all
the g, one party leaving last night
and two paIties leav ng to-day.
''Tne Hickory alley Raiu-get-
ting Cub" ID, w McAnulty presi.
dent, wishes il understood that they
VIII visit any section of the County
where fishing Is to be had and rain
needed-ProvidGd expenses are paid
by the seotiou. They guarantee a
copious rain within twenty~tour houls